Diphtheria and ulcerated sore throats, especially on left side, with much glandular swelling. Chronic suppurating buboes. Hard chancres. Old cases of syphilis in scrofulous patients. Early stages of cold, especially in children.
Remedy Origin / Source
Natural
Key Symptoms & Indications
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Diphtheria and ulcerated sore throats, especially on left side, with much glandular swelling. Chronic suppurating buboes. Hard chancres. Old cases of syphilis in scrofulous patients. Early stages of cold, especially in children.
Physical Symptoms
Throat
Fauces dark red ; swallowing painful. Phlegm in nose and throat. Disposition to hawk, with sensation of a lump in throat. Stiffness of muscles of throat and neck . Diphtheria; submaxillary glands painfully engorged, fauces dark red; worse on left tonsil . Parenchymatous tonsillitis. Will often abort peritonsillitis if given frequently. Cough form elongated uvula, with sore throat, Laryngeal troubles with aphonia.
Nose
Coryza and dull hearing; right side of nose hot. Hawks mucus from posterior nares. Turbinated bones swollen. Boggy mucus membrane of nose and throat; closure of Eustachian tube, opening with a pop.
Mouth
Gums swollen; toothache; glands swollen. Scalded feeling on tongue. Aphthæ. Profuse saliva. Tongue feels stiff at base, and pains on moving.
Skin
Small fissures and cracks; hard papules; Hunterian chancre ; syphilitic ulcers. Bubo. Sarcocele.
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MERCURIUS IODATUS RUBER
Throat
Fauces dark red; swallowing painful. Phlegm in nose and throat. Disposition to hawk, with sensation of a lump in throat. Stiffness of muscles of throat and neck.
Nose
Coryza and dull hearing; right side of nose hot. Hawks mucus from posterior nares. Turbinated bones swollen. Boggy mucus membrane of nose and throat; closure of Eustachian tube, opening with a pop.
Mouth
Gums swollen; toothache; glands swollen. Scalded feeling on tongue. Aphthæ. Profuse saliva. Tongue feels stiff at base, and pains on moving.
Throat
Diphtheria; submaxillary glands painfully engorged, fauces dark red; worse on left tonsil. Parenchymatous tonsillitis. Will often abort peritonsillitis if given frequently. Cough form elongated uvula, with sore throat, Laryngeal troubles with aphonia.
Skin
Small fissures and cracks; hard papules; Hunterian chancre; syphilitic ulcers. Bubo. Sarcocele.
Dose
Third trituration. Mercuric iodide is far more active as a bactericide than the other mercurials, including the chloride.
Mercurius iodatus ruber
Mercurius iodatus ruber
• (Mercurius Bin Iodatus).
Generalities
• Like Merc-Io-Fl. this salt also affects the lymphatic glands; THROAT, but on the left side.
• It acts on cellular tissue also; has wandering rheumatic pains with weariness.
• Early cases of cold esp. in children.
• Cuts short, attacks of asthma when given in 2x or 3x or prevents it developing during the night if given at bed time.
- Much hard glandular swelling.
- Chronic suppurating buboes.
• Swellings.
Worse
• Empty swallowing, or swallowing food.
• After sleep.
• Weather changes.
• Washing floor.
• Getting wet.
• Touch and pressure.
• After dinner.
Mind
• Ill humour.
• Disposed to cry.
Head
• Painfully heavy occiput.
• Frontal region as if bound by the cord.
Eyes
• Granular eyelids.
• Trachoma.
Ears
• Closure of eustachian tube; opens with a pop.
• Deafness amel. after becoming warm on walking.
Nose
• Coryza with right side of nose hot and swollen.
Face
• Aching sore malar bones.
• Slimy sticky lips on waking.
• Eczema on chin.
Mouth
• Tongue; wrinkled; stiff at base; pains when moving.
Throat
• Dark red fauces.
• Throat Sore (left to right).
• Tonsils and glands greatly swollen.
• Disposition to hawk with sensation of a lump in throat.
• Stiffness of muscles of throat and neck.
• Hawks much mucus from posterior nares.
• Uvula elongated.
• Diphtheria; submaxillary glands painfully enlarged.
Stomach
• Desires food more salted.
Urinary
• Urethra indurated.
Male
• Hard chancres.
• Stubborn suppurating buboes.
• Sarcocele of (left) testicles.
Female
• Profuse acrid green leucorrhoea.
• Fibroids stony hard.
Respiratory
• Asthma.
• Hoarseness on getting little wet.
• Catching pain under right breast, oppressing breathing.
• Cough from elongated uvula, with sore throat.
Neck
• Stiff.
• Cervical adenitis.
Extremities
• Wandering rheumatic pains esp. muscular.
• Middle humerus as if about to break.
• Pain from calf up to sacrum.
Skin
• Small fissures and cracks.
• Moist cracks on palms.
Fever
• Intense shivering followed by feverishness.
• Night sweat, hot.
Related
• Lach.
Mercurius Iodatus Ruber(Bin-iodide of Mercury.)
Again, if in a Merc. patient with diphtheria, tonsillitis, etc., the inflammation and pain begin on the leftside, and incline to remain there or spread to the right, the bin-iodide is indicated.
These two iodides have more rapid and greater induration beneath ulcers and chancres than Merc., and in old syphilitics the iodides are sometimes more useful.
MERCURIUS IODATUS RUBER
(Bi-iodatus)
REGION:
THROAT.
Glands.
Left side.
Cellular tissue.
WORSE:
Empty swallowing.
After sleep.
Swellings. .................... Painfully heavy occiput. Granulated eyelids. Aching, sore malar bones. Slimy, sticky lips on waking. Dark, red fauces. Wrinkled tongue. SORETHROAT (l. to r.); tonsils or glands greatly swelled, yet little exudate. As of a lump in throat. Stiff throat, root of tongue and neck (Phyt.). Indurations in urethra. Hard chancre. Profuse, acrid, green leucorrhœa. Stubborn, suppurating bubo. Right lower chest. Asthma. Hard, glandular swelling; cervical adenitis. Moist cracks on palms. Wandering pains.
REMEDY RELATION
Related: Lach.
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Remedy Profile
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- Origin Source Natural
Dosage & Potency
Third trituration. Mercuric iodide is far more active as a bactericide than the other mercurials, including the chloride.
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